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The word BCE means, "Before
Common Era". It is the term more
commonly used now among historians, rather than BC which is the
abbrevation for "Before (the birth of) (Jesus)
Christ". I think I remember reading that the date
of the birth of Jesus Christ was mistaken, and is actually AD 6
(i.e. 6 years later than the date people thought). To avoid
confusion of dates, the wrong BC (before christ) was made BCE. And
AD Anno Domini) was made to CE (Common
Era).
Using BCE instead of BC does not make the actual date any more
precise.

It is also mainly used because of its political correctness.
Obviously Christianity isn't the only view people have so Common
Era (the past 2011 years) and Before Common Era (Everything before
that) would be more polite. Some Christians do not like this choice
because it isn't acknowledging their religion, however, the C in CE
and BCE can be said as Current, Common, or Christian.

Answer .
"B.C.E." stands for "before our common era." It is often used instead of "B.C." which means "before Christ.".
Many prefer to use"B.C.E." instead of the term "B.C." The reason is that there is a variance in the historical timeline and the actual arrival of the Christ. Since there is no y…ear "zero" and there are not two years in a row on the timeline listed as "year one, in other words, there is not a 1 BCE followed by a 1 CE, Jesus would have been born in the year 2 BCE, according to the timeline, in order for the calender to reflect his years on earth from that year forward..
Many feel that it is a contradiction to use the term "before Christ" because of this..
"A.D." means "Anno Domini" which means "in the year of our Lord." Jesus was annointed with holy spirit and became the Messiah or Christ when he was baptised in the Jordan River in the year 29 CE. So the term "A.D." would not be completely appropriate until then, thus for the sake of accuracy, the terms "B.C.E." and "C.E." are preferred by many over the terms "B.C. and A.D." ( Full Answer )

BC = Before Christ, is a designation used to number years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars BCE = Before our Common Era, and is a designation for the period of time beginning with year 1 of the proleptic Gregorian calendar.

This is exactly the same as 2000 BC. In an attempt to be neutral with regard to religion, some people prefer to refer to years 'before Christ' as 'Before the Common Era' rather than 'Before Christ'. You will sometimes see something like 1776 CE, which would mean 1776, Common Era, exactly the same as… 1776 AD. ( Full Answer )

ANSWER: It means "Before Common Era". The term was instituted by scientists and other professionals to replace BC (Before Christ) due to the fact that BC carries a religious bias not held by the majority of people around the world. The term BCE is more appropriate as a global standard for dating.…( Full Answer )

The term BCE stands for " B efore C ommon E ra" and is now used frequently, to replace the older term " B efore C hrist" or BC . Thus BCE covers the years before the traditional date for the birth of Christ. The term BCE also is used to represent " B efore C hristian E ra," and represents… the period of time that occurred prior to the rise of Christendom. ( Full Answer )

The abbreviations "AD" and "BC" stand for "Anno Dominei", or "Year of Our Lord", and "BC" for "Before Christ". Some non-christian scientists objected to these reference points and use the abbreviations "CE" and "BCE", meaning "Common Era" and "Before Common Era" to mean the same things.

no, the bigger the number in bce or bc, the older it is. Consider this, if you will. In Math of course 700 comes BEFORE 730. But we're not necessarily concerned with the every day type ADDING & SUBTRACTING MATH when relating to the History of Man, we are mostly concerned with, or perhaps it could be… said that "we used to be concerned with" the History of Man as it IS related to GOD'S SON before His Birth or "BC" and after His Death & Resurrection or "AD", which is the way it was seriously considered and measured, if you will, when we were first created, during the time of the first Man & Woman, ADAM & EVE. But like most things nowadays, we don't like to be bringing up things that relate to GOD, The CREATOR, for obvious reasons ( it tends to makes us uncomfortable, you might say ). Hopefully that explanation makes it somewhat clearer. ( Full Answer )

Someone who is born in 1760 Bc. because in BC. the dates go backwards. For example, lets say someone was 33yrs old and they were born in 1200BC. And their mom is 53yrs old. and she was born in 999Bc. She is older. Do you get it? If not to get more info. search in by ask.com. Hope it helped! :)

BCE = Before Common Era which replaces Before Christ The following period is CE = Common Era Other cultures have different calendars, and a common measure of the years is in everyone's interest. These terms are meant to peplace the old BC and AD, which have to religous connection for one fifth …of the World's population. It is thought a reasonable exchange for the other four fifths to use the time division, with the concession that the religious meaning be replaced by Common Era which it now is. A fair and sensible exchange. ( Full Answer )

BCE means "Before Common Era". It is a secular way of describing the time period BC, "Before Christ". This is the way you will usually see time described in scientific, secular historic and archaeologic journals.

Presumably that was supposed to be "mean"? If so then BCE is a reference to time literally being an acronym meaning "Before Common Era". This is basically the equivalent to 'BC' which has been used prior to the 21st century. For all intents and purposes it is a non-denominational version of the Chri…stian calendar. Where you would expect to see 'AD' you will now see 'CE' (Common Era). This version is becoming more widespread in the UK due to its religious neutrality. ( Full Answer )

2000 BCE is before 200 BCE is the correct answer. A timeline works like so: the "I" represents the birth of Christ, which is the event which separates BCE and CE. From the "I" forward is where we are now. The numbers increase 0 to 2011. From the "I" backwards the number decreases 0 to (whenever… the world began). Therefore 2000 BC come before 200BC. BCE_____________________________I___________________________________CE ( Full Answer )

The common timeline system used by scientists to avoid religious arguments. Before, B.C. was commonly used (Before Christ) and B.C.E. (Before Common Era) was found to be less controversial. The timeline is the same as B.C, but just with a different name.

Cleopatra was exiled in 48 BC because she tried to usurp power from her brother, who the Alexandrians preferred as their ruler. Her brother, backed by most of the Alexandrians, fought back and Cleo had to flee for her life. Cleopatra was exiled in 48 BC because she tried to usurp power from her bro…ther, who the Alexandrians preferred as their ruler. Her brother, backed by most of the Alexandrians, fought back and Cleo had to flee for her life. Cleopatra was exiled in 48 BC because she tried to usurp power from her brother, who the Alexandrians preferred as their ruler. Her brother, backed by most of the Alexandrians, fought back and Cleo had to flee for her life. Cleopatra was exiled in 48 BC because she tried to usurp power from her brother, who the Alexandrians preferred as their ruler. Her brother, backed by most of the Alexandrians, fought back and Cleo had to flee for her life. Cleopatra was exiled in 48 BC because she tried to usurp power from her brother, who the Alexandrians preferred as their ruler. Her brother, backed by most of the Alexandrians, fought back and Cleo had to flee for her life. Cleopatra was exiled in 48 BC because she tried to usurp power from her brother, who the Alexandrians preferred as their ruler. Her brother, backed by most of the Alexandrians, fought back and Cleo had to flee for her life. Cleopatra was exiled in 48 BC because she tried to usurp power from her brother, who the Alexandrians preferred as their ruler. Her brother, backed by most of the Alexandrians, fought back and Cleo had to flee for her life. Cleopatra was exiled in 48 BC because she tried to usurp power from her brother, who the Alexandrians preferred as their ruler. Her brother, backed by most of the Alexandrians, fought back and Cleo had to flee for her life. Cleopatra was exiled in 48 BC because she tried to usurp power from her brother, who the Alexandrians preferred as their ruler. Her brother, backed by most of the Alexandrians, fought back and Cleo had to flee for her life. ( Full Answer )

A millenium is 1000 years long from beginning to end. In terms of the modern calendar, there is no year-long period called year zero, no century zero and no millenium zero. As it is on the standard number line, 'zero' is a point in time on the calendar. So, the year 1 BCE (Before Common Era, or B…C for Before Christ) ended on December 31 1 BCE, the day before January 1, 1 AD. That first year started on the previous January 1, 1 BCE. The first century BCE is the entire 100 years ending December 31 1 BCE, and starting January 1 100 BCE. The first millenium BCE then started January 1 1000 BCE and ended December 31 1 BCE. The fourth millenium BCE started January 1 4000 BCE and ended December 31 3001 BCE. It is a little odd. The numbers of the years centuries and millenia go in reverse order, like the number line. But the dates within a given year go forward as usual. ( Full Answer )

287BCE was a year in the pre-Julian Roman calendar during which a new law, the Lex Hortensia, was passed. This law was an important development for Roman politics as it gave greater influence to the plebeian assembly as compared to the Senate.

Yes. "BCE" means "Before the Christian Era"; "CE" means "Christian Era". (The Christian Era is the period of time that began after the birth of Jesus of Nazareth -- the most common calendar used these days.)